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John Horam
Former Conservative MP for Orpington
- Also represented Gateshead West
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 4,947 votes. — 493rd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Horam voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Publicity (17 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what her policy is on the provision of (a) information and (b) information leaflets on (i) attendance allowance and (ii) other welfare benefits in (A) post offices, (B) libraries and (C) other public places.”
- Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Health Care in London (9 Mar 2010)
“I never thought that I would stand up in the House and agree with the right hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Frank Dobson), particularly on health matters, but he made a very important point in his criticism of the Darzi proposals. Having spent millions of pounds on new hospitals in London, the Government now want to make a radical change in favour of treating a huge proportion of...”
- Thameslink (2 Feb 2010)
“I congratulate the hon. Member for Bedford (Patrick Hall) on securing this debate. He is an energetic chairman of the all-party group on the Thameslink route, and I am an enthusiastic supporter of that group. As he said, the core part of that important project is the bit between St. Pancras and Blackfriars, but the third stage, to which he referred, is the improvements that we will get up to...”
More of John Horam's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64.98% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 63 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 816 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £7,073 (553rd) | £11,452 (541st) | £8,085 (574th) | £7,639 | £6,673 (594th) | £6,372 (600th) | £5,814 (610th) | £8,533 (585th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,563 (446th) | £26,440 (33rd) | £19,632 (397th) | £21,274 | £19,321 (105th) | £18,750 (309th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £11,583 (476th) |
| Staffing costs | £69,483 (615th) | £69,225 (614th) | £82,829 (380th) | £82,272 | £76,428 (112th) | £72,021 (81st) | £70,637 (67th) | £49,780 (189th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,251 (212th) | £10,687 (88th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,907 (585th)1 | £1,910 (589th)2 | £2,054 (587th)3 | £1,841 | £3,236 (585th) | £3,870 (563rd) | £3,304 (584th) | £2,819 (572nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £933 (616th) | £406 (542nd) | £309 (joint 603rd with 1 other) | £260 | £531 (483rd) | £717 (395th) | £757 (447th) | £1,017 (joint 321st with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,199 (joint 535th with 1 other) | £515 (620th) | £1,126 | £1,476 (493rd) | £1,058 (553rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £656 (635th) | £861 (584th) | £646 | £1,142 (635th) | £1,142 (632nd) | £880 (633rd) | £496 (joint 601st with 4 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £104,209 (623rd) | £121,975 (584th) | £114,285 (588th) | £115,058 | £108,807 (559th) | £103,930 (572nd) | £99,626 (547th) | £74,228 (555th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,907 (382nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,910 (396th).